Mari González
Cocentaina, Alicante · At happyfriday since the beginning
The most senior designer on the team. Together with Aitana, she oversees the whole journey of a collection: brainstorming, concept, samples, marketing and shoots. From idea to product, with one question always on the table: how will it look on our customers’ beds?
What she does at happyfriday
She follows each collection from start to finish and makes sure that, among so many ideas, the thread is never lost.
Her way of working
Everything Mari signs carries the memory of the brand: she has seen every collection come to life since day one.
Designed and made in Spain
Class I, tested by AITEX
Ratings from real customers
Prints created in our studio
Mari, in her own words
From the capsule Diez, the collection inspired by the stories of the people around us.
Depending on the moment or my mood I listen to one kind of music or another, but what is never missing from my music collection are the first albums by Alejandro Sanz, La Oreja de Van Gogh and The Beatles.
I have loved reading since I was little, and my literary tastes have adapted as I have grown as a person. I find it very hard to choose just one book, but there is one that is special because it got me hooked on reading again after a while without reading: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.
I really like 80s cinema, and if it is by Steven Spielberg, even better. That said, if there is one thing I am a self-confessed geek about, it is the Harry Potter films.
I would lose myself in any village in Asturias for its climate, its forests, its coastline safe from the property frenzy, its landscapes and, of course, its food.
I’m not bad at all at baking.
As I am currently immersed in motherhood, I can’t help recommending Álvaro Bilbao, neuropsychologist, psychotherapist, doctor of psychology, positive discipline trainer and writer; he teaches us to understand our children better, to resolve conflicts positively and to strengthen their self-esteem. In short, to connect in a special way and build a healthy relationship with our children.
Happyfriday is where I started working professionally as a designer and where I have developed and grown as one. What I value most here is everything to do with the human side. The trips, the meals and so on. But there is also something very satisfying about seeing a design you create from scratch take shape until it becomes a reality and people like it.
From sketch to collection
The three stages Mari oversees in every collection, together with Aitana.
Latest blog articles
happyfriday blog articles about the collections Mari oversees.
